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Doha International Airport and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is presented with the Airport Airline Partnership Award by Skytrax managing director, Edward Plaisted.

Doha, QATAR – Doha International Airport has won key honours at the inaugural Middle East And North Africa airport awards supported by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry research house.

Named for having the Best Airport Airline partnership in the region, Doha International Airport beat off stiff competition from its regional neighbours to earn the accolade.

The award, presented to Doha International Airport and Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker by Skytrax managing director Edward Plaisted, recognised the airport’s achievements in working effectively with regional and global airlines.

The ceremony was held during the inaugural two-day Airport Expansion Middle East Conference hosted by Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority in Doha this week.

Al Baker said the award clearly demonstrated that airlines and airports needed to work together to maximise business opportunities for each other for the benefit of travellers.

In a keynote presentation later on the ‘Effectiveness of Airport and Airline Partnerships’, he said that strong strategic partnerships between airport operators and airline users were vital for long-term planning and efficient delivery of service levels to the ultimate user – the consumer.

Cooperation, he said, meant working towards a unified approach, stressing neither airlines nor airports could survive without each other. He said the key to economic growth was building a strong airport and airline infrastructure to facilitate inward and outward trade and investment and give the travelling public greater choice.

Earlier, Al Baker called for a more unified approach among Arab nations towards a true open skies environment giving airlines freer access to each other’s markets for the benefit of consumers.

Speaking on a panel discussion ‘Open Skies’ with regional aviation industry officials, he advocated the need for true open skies across the entire region.

He said true open skies required a unified approach by countries across the region which, he said, would benefit the entire Middle East, and help meet the demands of huge air traffic forecasts within the region and, to and from the region. More freedom for airlines to fly routes with no restrictions would lead to greater and, more importantly, healthier competition, added Al Baker.

Notes to Editors:
Doha International Airport, which currently handles more than 12 million passengers a year, has undergone a dramatic change over the past three years, virtually doubling in size to cope with the huge demand for air travel to and from Qatar, which has been spearheaded by the huge infrastructure improvements taking place in the country. In 2007, Doha International Airport was honoured with the Best Passenger Handling Airport of the Year award at the Aviation Business Awards, held in Dubai.

Qatar Airways is one of only six airlines in the world with a Five Star ranking for service and excellence awarded by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry monitoring agency. Skytrax also named Qatar Airways’ cabin crew as Best in the Middle East for the fifth year running in 2007 following a survey of more than 15 million passengers worldwide. For more information, log onto www.qatarairways.com

Airline's Additional Services Raises UK Capacity To 42 Services A Week

Carrier's UK Network Covers London Heathrow, Gatwick And Manchester

6 February 2008

Qatar Airways Cabin Crew At The Business Travel Show In London

London, UNITED KINGDOM – Qatar Airways today announced the introduction of a fourth daily non-stop flight between Doha and London Heathrow taking the airline’s capacity between Qatar and the UK up to 42 services a week.

Effective March 30, the new late afternoon departure from Doha offers passengers more choice to the early morning and lunchtime flights to Britain’s busiest airport.

Flight QR017 departs Doha every day at 1635hrs, arriving at London Heathrow at 2200 hrs. The return flight QR018 departs London Heathrow at 0755 hrs, returning to Doha at 1650 hrs. The flight will be operated with an Airbus A330 aircraft in a three-class configuration of up to 12 seats in First, 24 in Business and 223 in Economy.

Every passenger in all cabins will be able to take advantage of the airline’s fully interactive in-flight entertainment system in each seat offering a multitude of audio and video options to choose from. Furthermore, there is a live television option enabling passengers to choose from a variety of live TV programming.

Qatar Airways currently operates three flights a day to London Heathrow, and daily to both London Gatwick and Manchester with a total capacity of 35 weekly services. The UK expansion announcement coincided with the Business Travel Show taking place in London this week where Qatar Airways is participating with a dedicated exhibition stand.

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said London Heathrow had been the airline’s flagship route for many years, and stressed the importance of serving the British capital with more frequencies to give travellers more choice.

“We are delighted to be adding capacity on what is an extremely popular route with both business and leisure travellers,” he said.

“By launching a new early evening flight to London Heathrow from the start of the summer schedules, business travellers can spend a whole working day in Qatar before catching their flight. Passengers from London can take advantage of our first morning departure from London Heathrow and connect onto a choice of many flights to exciting destinations in Doha.”

Qatar Airways currently operates a modern fleet of 60 Airbus and Boeing aircraft to 81 destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Far East and North America from Doha, the airline’s hub and capital of the State of Qatar.

Added Al Baker: “London is a major market for Qatar Airways and what better place than the highly acclaimed Business Travel Show to announce our UK expansion.

“As a Five Star airline, we are constantly striving to provide our business passengers with the best in comfort and hospitality, throughout the entire flight experience and this exhibition is the perfect platform to showcase our enhanced quality and service.”

Qatar Airways is participating for the third time in Europe’s leading Business Travel Show, taking place at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre.

The annual event attracts the world’s leading travel suppliers from hotel groups, airlines, car rental companies and cruise lines – and is a key event in the industry calendar for anyone who buys or manages company travel, books business trips or sources meeting venues.

Qatar Airways is showcasing its award-winning premium product and hospitality at the three-day show. On display is the airline’s 180 degree flat-bed First Class seat currently onboard Qatar Airways’ Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft, together with the carrier’s on-board catering for visitors to sample.

With a growing international network, more travellers will have an opportunity to use Qatar Airways’ world first Premium Terminal at Doha International Airport. Features such as a spa, jacuzzi, duty free, business centre and fine-dining restaurants are exclusively available for departing and transiting First and Business Class passengers flying Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways enters 2008 in buoyant mood with a further expansion of routes, including non-stop flights from Doha to the southern China industrial city of Guangzhou, beginning March 31.